Smoke consumer



oct. 9, 1934; Y J. PYKQsz 1,976,372

SMOKE CONSUMER Filed Jan. 20, 1952 /M/ '75 Y I /ff/ r //l l 75 72Patented Oct. 9, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application January20,

3 Claims.

The invention relates to improvements in smoke consumers and has for itsprimary object the provision of an improved construction of thischaracter having special provision and arrangel ment therein forregulating the action thereof so as to promote or induce completecombustion.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part of this specification and in which- Fig. 1 is apartial longitudinal section of a boiler furnace equipped with smokeconsuming means embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 a section taken substantially on line 2 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 a section on a reduced scale taken substantially on line 3 3 ofFig. 1;

Fig. l a detailed section taken substantially on line 4 4 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 a detailed section taken substantially on line 5 5 of Fig. 2.

The embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawing comprises anordinary boiler furnace installation as shown comprising the usual firegrate 70, combustion chamber '71 and tubular boiler '72. A consumerchamber 73 is arranged as indicated directly in front of the boiler 72.The consuming chamber '73 is equipped with a plurality of longitudinalparallel partitions forming passageways '74 and two regulating frames'l5 and 76 are arranged as shown in front of the consuming chamber '73.The frames 75 and 76 are provided, respectively, with spaces regulatingbars providing between them regulating spaces 77 and '78 adapted andarranged to open or close the passageways '74 upon lateral shiftingthereof. The regulating frame 75 is manipulated by means of twooperating rods 'I9 carrying cam yokes 81 and the frame 76 is operated bymeans of rods 80 carrying cani yokes 82. The yokes 81 are equipped withcam projections 83 and the yokes 82 with cam projections 84. Anoperating shaft 85 passes, as shown, through the cam yokes 81 and 82,said shaft being provided with corresponding cam blocks 86 operating toshift the frames 75 and 76 oppositely in front of the passagewaysbetween the plates '74, as will be readily understood. The shaft 85 isconnected by beveled gears 88 with a shaft 89 as shown. The shaft 89 isoperated by means of a clutch 90 shifted by an operating handle 91 toengage a clutch 92 on a drive shaft 93 driven by an electric motor 94.The clutch member 90 also carries a bevel gear 95 meshing with a bevelgear 96 on a crank shaft 97. Obviously, by this ar- 1932, Serial No.587,746

rangement, the clutch member 90 may be readily shifted to operate theshaft 85 by power or by hand, as desired. Operation of the shaft 85 willcause alternate reciprocations of the frames 75 and 76 in oppositedirection thereby varying the 60 passage of the products of combustionthrough the spaces between the plates '74 and inducing completecombustion. Y

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my in- Vention into eect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth but desire to avail myself of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaims.

I claim:

1. The combination with a boer furnace comprising a grate and boiler andhaving a passageway leading from the grate to the boiler; a plurality ofpartitions in said passageway dividing the same into a plurality ofrelatively narrow passageways; a plurality of regulating frames arrangedin front of said passageways and shiftso able laterally relativelythereto; regulating bars on said frames to open and close saidpassageways; an operating shaft operatively connected with saidregulating frames to shift the same in different directions; andselective means for op- 35 erating said shaft either by hand or bypower.

2. The combination with a boiler furnace comprising a grate and boilerand having a passage- Way leading from the grate to the boiler; aplurality of partitions in said passageway dividing the same into aplurality of relatively narrow straight passageways; a plurality ofregulating frames arranged in front of said passageways and shiftablelaterally relatively thereto; regulating bars on said frames to regulatesaid passageways; and a means for indepedently shifting said regulatingframes.

3. The combination with a boiler furnace comprising a grate and boilerand having a passageway leading from the grate to the boiler; a plu- 100rality of partitions in said passageway dividing the same into aplurality of relatively narrow straight passageways; a plurality ofregulating frames arranged in front of said passageways and shiftablelaterally relatively thereto; regulating bars on said frames to regulatesaid passageways; and means for continuously and alternatingly shiftingsaid regulating frames.

JOHN PYKosz. no

